Jay Ryan
Biography
Jay Ryan is a New Zealand actor who first worked under the name Jay Bunyan, appearing as Glen in Scallywag Pirates and in a minor role on Xena: Warrior Princess, and who became familiar to television viewers as Jack Scully in the soap opera Neighbours from 2002 to 2005. He followed that with the sailor Billy Webb in Sea Patrol, Kevin in the New Zealand comedy drama Go Girls, and Vincent Keller in Beauty and the Beast, and later played Detective Ben Wesley in Mary Kills People and Bobby in Creamerie. His other credits include Offspring and a guest role in Terra Nova. From a theater background, he shared a stage with John Cleese and toured with the solo show The Packer. Playing the grown version of Ben Hanscom in It Chapter Two (2019) brought him his feature film breakthrough.
45years old
Turns 46 on August 29in 331 days
- Born Auckland
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Gabriela Mejía Chavez, Jay Bunyan and Gabriela Mejia Chavez
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 17 years2003 to 2020
Every film, newest first
- 2020The FurnaceIMDb rating 6.5
- 2019It Chapter TwoIMDb rating 6.5
- 2003You Wish!IMDb rating 6.0
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Jay Ryan used an American accent for his guest role as a murderer on the American science-fiction series Terra Nova in 2011.
Beyond film
Ryan's roots are in theater, where he performed alongside John Cleese. He also took The Packer, a solo show written by playwright Dianna Fuemana, on an international tour.
About the name
Billed as Jay Bunyan early on, Ryan took the part of Glen in Scallywag Pirates (2000) and also landed a minor role in Xena: Warrior Princess.
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Worked with
Jay Ryan made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Andy Muschietti
Roderick MacKayDirector, 1 film, 2020
All films by Roderick MacKay
Paul HoenDirector, 1 film, 2003
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